Are my chicks upset?

whillergee

In the Brooder
10 Years
Nov 28, 2009
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I have 4 three-week-old chicks who seem to be thriving - BUT: here's the question of the day. All morning they've been peeping like mad, you know, the peep that means there's something bothering them. I can't figure out what it is - they have fresh water, food, all the pine shavings they can scratch around in... in short, I can't figure out what's bugging them. They're growing really fast, so their brooder is getting small for them, so I'm thinking maybe they're upset about being overcrowded? Anything else I should check for? We're going to be setting up a larger space for them later today, but in the meantime I want to figure out what's happening in Pullet Land.

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My first thought would be that they are either too hot or too cold. Overcrowding would more likely cause them to peck at each other.

Carrie
 

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